The Moto G 5G (2023) features sub-6GHz 5G connectivity, courtesy of a Snapdragon 480+ chipset. If you’re thinking that this isn’t particularly impressive compared against the Snapdragon 750G of the 2020 model or even the Dimensity 700 of the 2022 model, you’d be right. However, this model will cost US$ 250 when it becomes available on May 25. For comparison, the 2022 model had an MSRP of US$ 400. Anyway, this new version will be available from Motorola.com, retailers Best Buy and Amazon, as well as carriers T-Mobile, Metro, AT&T, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, Cricket, Google Fi, US Cellular and Consumer Cellular.
Later this year it will also be available
up north in Canada from select retailers and carriers. The Moto G 5G (2023)
pairs the SD 480+ chipset with 4GB of RAM and 128GB storage, plus a microSD
slot that can hold cards up to 1TB. This hardware will be running mostly stock
Android 13 at launch. Like the 2022 model, this phone has a 6.5” LCD with 1,600
x 720px resolution (20:9). This year, however, the display will run at 120Hz,
up from 90Hz. The original 2020 phone had a 6.7” FHD+ display, but that was
never available in North America.
The phone has a water-repellent design and
measures 8.4mm thick and weighs 189g. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack on the
bottom, next to the USB-C port. This port is used for charging the 5,000mAh
battery at 15W as well as for data transfer (USB 2.0). Also on board are stereo
speakers with Dolby Atmos support. On the rear, there is a 48MP camera (f/1.7
aperture, 0.8µm native pixels, 1.6µm after binning), plus a pair of 2MP modules
– one for depth and one for macro shots. The main camera can record 1080p video
at 30fps.
There is also an 8MP selfie camera (f/2.0,
1.12µm) that can also do 1080p @ 30fps video. This front camera can also be
used for face unlocking, alternatively, you can use the fingerprint reader.
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